{"id":308650,"date":"2026-02-25T01:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/308650\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:16:09","slug":"israel-begins-bidding-for-50-billion-tel-aviv-metro-project-with-sights-set-on-2037","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/308650\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel begins bidding for $50 billion Tel Aviv metro project, with sights set on 2037"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel on Tuesday launched the bidding process for the construction of the Tel Aviv metro, one of the country\u2019s largest-ever infrastructure projects, expected to cost $50 billion and carry two million passengers daily in the coastal metropolis.<\/p>\n

The metro is slated to comprise three lines covering roughly 150 kilometers (90 miles) across the greater Tel Aviv area, and begin operations in 2037, an NTA representative said. Deadlines for public transit projects of this kind, however, are often pushed back.<\/p>\n

The system, as envisioned, will complement the city\u2019s light rail. One line of the light rail is currently operating, and two more are under construction. In total, that system is meant to extend more than 90 kilometers (56 miles).<\/p>\n

At an inaugural event in the city, Israel\u2019s economic hub, the state-run NTA company hosted representatives from dozens of international infrastructure companies as it opened the bidding process for the project.<\/p>\n

Potential bidders were presented with information necessary \u201cto qualify for participation\u2026 for the $50 billion government-funded\u201d project, NTA said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Also referred to as Gush Dan, the greater Tel Aviv metropolitan area has over four million residents, or about 40 percent of Israel\u2019s population.<\/p>\n

The company statement, quoting NTA chief executive Itamar Ben-Meir, described the project as a \u201cnational undertaking that will change the face of the country,\u201d as Israel struggles with chronic road congestion and high traffic accidents.<\/p>\n

Jerusalem\u2019s light rail system also has one operational line and two more currently under construction. One of those is set to begin running this year.<\/p>\n


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